STA72 ‘Tokyo: Working With Elite Athletes‘ with special guest Poora Singh

In Ep.72 of the Sports Therapy Association Podcast, we have the great pleasure of chatting with special guest Poora Singh, Clinic Director & Osteopath at the Edgbaston Performance Clinic.

His experience of working with elite athletes includes:

• Senior Osteopath for British Athletics Team GB at the recent Tokyo Olympic Games.
• Part of the Medical Team for Team GB at the Rio Olympics in 2016.
• Lead Therapist for the PGA European Challenge Tour, working on the Race to Dubai Physio Unit with the World's Elite Golfers travelling worldwide to Golf events.
• Consultant Osteopath to Birmingham City Football Club for the last 11 years and for Aston Villa Football Club for 4 years, and others.

In this episode, Poora shares some of his great experience of working with elite athletes, including discussion on:

• the differences & similarities of working with elites vs recreational athletes
• the take homes from working with elites that can be put into practice in everyday clinic.
• the importance of multidisciplinary care, for both the patient and the therapist
• the role of confidence & an ego-free-approach in achieving your career goals
• the balance between evidence informed practice, patient expectation and what you see working in clinic.

This was a fantastic hour and we sincerely thank Poora Singh for his time. A truly inspirational clinician, educator and mentor - well worth following & reaching out to for advice. Also, be sure to keep an eye out for the "Trackside/Pitchside Therapy for Elite Athletes" workshop run with Mike Grice at Birmingham Movement Therapy

Websites/Social Media

• The Edgbaston Performance Clinic
• Twitter: @PooraSingh
• Instagram: @PooraSingh

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